Blenducation is preparing an 'artist driven' Blender training by Andy Goralczyk (art director of Elephants Dream, Big Buck Bunny, creator of Creature Factory and Blender Guru extraordinaire) on Blenducation for Saturday June 20th. Tomorrow (June 13th) is a preparatory live chat with Andy where he asks for your input.
David Radford writes:
Have you always wondered how a big production like Big Buck Bunny is handled?
Our friend Andy over at Blenducation is doing an artist driven class Saturday June 20th. How is it artist driven? This Saturday (June 13th) Andy is hosting an Introduction Brainstorming Meeting where the topics for his Introduction class on the 20th will be decided. Everybody is welcome to attend, and encouraged to come with ideas. Have you always wondered how a big production like Big Buck Bunny is handled, or how to bring life to your character animation? Here's you're chance to decide what the class is about!
The following Saturday, June 20th, Andy will be hosting the Introduction Class to discuss and go over the topics decided in this Saturdays Brainstorming Meeting. This class will be $20 per person and there's only 100 seats available so hurry up and grab one!
Brainstorming Meeting:
Saturday June 13th.
10:00am - 11:00am EST
Price: FREE, sign up here
Topics Covered: Anything, you decide!
Introduction Class:
Saturday June 20th
10:00am - 11:00am EST
Price: $20, signup will open soon.
Topics Covered: To be decided in the Brainstorming Meeting.
13 Comments
I see this movie and I lov it, is great!!!!
All the animation, all the affects everything
I am relatively newbie, could someone direct me to the 'core' or 'a must see' Blender resources?
Please?
noob to pro will get you started:
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Blender_3D:_Noob_to_Pro
Blender forum where we all hang out:
http://blenderartists.org/forum/
And a ton of Blender type links and help:
http://www.blender.org/education-help/
Xenon: You must read Blender Basics Book -3rd Edition by Jim Chronister. It's free and u can download it from http://www.cdschools.org/54223045235521/blank/browse.asp?A=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=55205
OR.
go to this blender nation link , read comment and try it once:
http://www.blendernation.com/2009/05/14/blender-basics-book-3rd-edition/
AS it covers 2.49 .
I think u will love it. It covers almost everything. i liked it. Although at first i read the whole wiki from blender.org. if u need any help then u r welcome. Just Tell and someone will definitely help u.
-Happy Blending
And what about that meeting . Is it online.
@ xenon
Hi, i would advice you to have a look at the following two links from the site of the blender foundation.
http://www.blender.org/education-help/tutorials/
http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Doc:Manual
Xenon: Go to this link and read Blender Basic Book 3rd edition .It's free.
http://www.blendernation.com/2009/05/14/blender-basics-book-3rd-edition/
It covers for 2.49 release.
-Happy blending
How much time is left for the meeting?
On the Cteature Factory website, there is a false-fact:
Versioning details: The tutorials are designed to work with Blender 2.46 (the current stable version of blender).
@ Dipendra, Erl
Thanks for grateful advice! I will read them all!
Xenon; You may also be interested in the Guide to Absolute beginners: http://forums.blendernewbies.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1458&p=8516#p8516
Andy please talk about contemporary art and Blender!
Andy's pay class is set up for sign ups! Remember it is this Saturday June 20, 2009 at 10 am est.
Just go over to : http://blenducation.org/wordpress/2009/06/andys-artists-driven-class-20us-per-seat/ Read the post, follow the simple sign up directions then click the Button at the bottom of the page.
Also for anyone interested in learning Blender quickly visit us at http://blenducation.org/wordpress/
And start those Fast track videos. If you are very new start from the first one. If you want live instruction just sign up for the Live classes there> http://blenducation.org/wordpress/live-classes/ lots of free classes added all the time.
Don't think you can learn Blender quickly? Give those a try!
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We are listening.